Dirigible headlight



Patented Sept. 21, 1926.

UNITE STATES 1,600,648 PATENT "oFFl'c WILLIAM o. .wmrrnnnnne, or FOSS, OKLAHOMA.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

Application filed May 3, 1924. Serial No. 716,892." g

steering gear of the vehicle, whereby uponturning movement of the front wheels, the headlights will be turned therewith.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved automobile appliance of the above character, which will be durable and efiicient in use, one which will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market and incorporated with an automobile at a small cost.

IVith' these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, jas will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of an automobile showing the improved dirigible headlights connected therewith,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section through one of the dirigible headlights illustrating the means for rotatably support ing the lamp standard, and

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3. of Figure 2 illustrating the novel means for operatively connecting the lamp standards with the steering mechanism of the automobile.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates the improved automobile appliance and B an automobile with which the same is associated.

character or make and embodies the usual front dead axle 5. the swinging front steer- The automobile B can be of any preferred The improved appliance A comprises vertically disposed lamp standards 10 whichv are arranged on each side of the motor'vehide and these standards are provided at'a point intermediate their ends with annularly extending stoplflang'es 1.1. The lower facesoftheseannular stop flanges 11 have formed thereon bearing cones 12, for a purpose which will be hereinafter more fully described. The usual automobile headlights 13 are mounted on the standards 10 in any deslred way. so that upon turning movement of the standards the headlights will be turned therewith.

In order to rotatably support the standards 10 supporting brackets 14 are provided and these supporting brackets 14 each embody supporting arms 15 which are formed on or secured to face plates 16 which extend at an angle to the arms and to the vertical. These face plates 16 are adapted to be secured to the fenders 8 of the automobile in any desired way. of the arms 15 are provided with hearing collars 17 through which the lamp standards 10 extend and these lamp standards 10 have adjustably supported thereon lower bearing cones 18 which are disposed adjacent to the bearing collars 17, The upper and lower faces of the bearing collars are provided with'ball bearing races and these races receive ball-bearings 19 on which are adapted to rest the cones 12 and 18. justable bearing cones 18 are held in their adjusted position by' suitable supporting members 20.

The lower terminals of the standards 10 have keyed or otherwise secured thereto operatively. extending crank arms 21, for a purpose, which will be hereinafter more fully described. In orderto bring about the turning movement of the lamp standards 10 with the front wheels 7 of the automobile, the stub axles 6 have formed thereon or secured thereto in any desired way-forwardly extending arms 22 and these arms terminate in transverse alignment with the crank arms 21. These arms .22 and 21 are The forward terminals The lower ad operatively'connected together by links 23 l and it is to be noted that the links 23 are connected to the arms 22 and 21 by suitable pivot bolts or the like 24. V

In' use of the improved appliance, it can be seen, that upon turning movement of the front steering wheels 7 through the usual steering mechanism, that the arms 22 will be moved therewith and that these arms Will in turn transmit their motion to the crank arms 21 through the medium of the links 23. The turning movement of the crank arms 21 will of course rotate the lamp standards 10 thus turning the headlights 18 with the Wheels 7. This of course Will effectively illuminate the road While the vehicle is turning corners, which will effectively facilitate night travel on the road.

Changes in detail may be made Without departing from thespirit or the scope of this invention, but

lVhat I claim as new is: The combination With an automobile formed integrally With the said bracket, :1

i'evoluble lamp support passing through the collar and being formed with an annular flange overlapping one end of the collar, an-

adjustable cone on the lampsupport overlapping the other end of the collar and a nut on the supporti or adjusting the said cone toward or away from the collar, and means carried by the lamp support beneath the said adjustable cone and adjusting nut for rotating the same.

- In testimony whereof Iailixiny signature;

WVILLIAM O. \VHITTEilBERG. 

